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Lucky Egyptian Wins This Year’s Abu Dhabi F1 Contest

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Stay in a 5 star hotel, meet two of the best F1 drivers in the world and spend your free time in a city with the world's largest hand-loomed carpet, the fastest roller coaster, the tower with the greatest lean and the largest cluster of cultural buildings of the 21st century. Hype Energy was proud to be the holder of a competition to win all of this all inclusive trip to Abu Dhabi for two. Is there a better F1 competition in the world? We bet you can’t find one!! The competition had over 8,000 entries, 1,500 retweets and 1,000 likes on Facebook. Clearly the competition generated much excitement and the winner was eagerly anticipated. On November the second the winner was finally released! The incredibly lucky winner is Muhammed Ayman; a young, enthusiastic individual from Egypt. Muhammed was ecstatic when he found out that he would soon be hopping on a flight to Abu Dhabi to watch the climatic finish of this year’s Formula 1. Check out his Instagram page to see updates during his amazing journey at @mohamedayman995 “I can’t believe I have won. I still wonder myself how it happened as I knew there were many F1 fans from al around the world entering the competition. I can’t believe I will be able to meet such big stars in person, to visit Abi Dhabi and even attend Rihanna’s concert!!!” the winner stated. Is that a it? Will I ever have the opportunity to win such a fantastic competition again? The answer is yes!!!! Hype Energy are planning on starting loads more exciting and interesting contests and competitions in the upcoming months with more amazing prizes and rewards. Make sure you follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook so you can keep up to date with all of the new contests and perhaps next time you could be the person who is about to win incredible Hype and F1 goodies or to go on a trip of a lifetime…  

Epsilon eSports partner with top football team AS Monaco

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Some of the best football clubs in Europe are showing a real interest in the eSports scene.

Epsilon eSports player Nathan Nayagom @Epsilon_Sneaky will be defending AS Monaco colors in the international eGaming scene. First team joining eSports was VFL Wolfsburg in 2015, by signing FIFA Pro Player Benedikt Salzer. Other historical teams in Europe started stepping in the competitive gaming scene. Manchester City signed top English FIFA player Kieran Brown; and not long after West Ham United announced its own Pro FIFA player Sean Allen. Valencia CF and Schalke 04 surprised us by releasing their Rocket League and League of Legends rosters respectively. More recently, French giant Paris Saint Germain (PSG) unveiled their first three signings in their ambitious eSports venture. Brand new PSG eSports presented Bora "YellowStar" Kim, August "Agge" Rosenmeier and former Epsilon eSports player Lucas "DaXe" Cuillerier to the world in a sizeable Twitch audience at Parc des Princes. Now it's time for Hype Energy partners, Epsilon eSports, to taste professional football after the announcement of their partnership with League 1 top football club AS Monaco, involved in the UEFA Champions League 2016-2017 and currently leading Group E. We wish a thriving success to 'Sneaky', Epsilon and AS Monaco eSports in their FIFA challenges ahead... Game on!

Hype Energy drives into the Virtual Racing scene

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Hype Energy is driving in the right direction with new eSports collaboration with FORZA team LMP Motorsports.

LMP Motorsports are a virtual racing team competing in the TORA Endurance Championship playing the Forza Motorsport series. Hype Energy has close affiliations with eSports and racing, as their partnerships with Sahara Force india F1, Epsilon eSports and CAZ eSports demonstrate. So when LMP Motorsports approached us, we were very excited as the talented team fit perfectly into Hype’s ethos and social media plans.

What is the Forza Motorsport series?

The Forza Motorsport series was developed by Turn 10 Studios and released the original game in 2005. Since then, the game has had six main installments and 3 spin off titles, the Forza Horizon series. The Motorsport franchise is now on it's sixth installment, which is a major racing brand on the Xbox gaming platform.

Who are LMP Motorsports?

Steve Thomas (LMP Dragon), the captain and founder explained to us some of the history and success of LMP Motorsports: “I formed LMP on the 11th October 2011 and joined TORA in 2013. Since then, we have slowly grown to a team of around 15 dedicated drivers running in all sorts of championships, from the GT category, to big rigs and even touring cars. The team have achieved several top 3 team championship finishes and have even won a team title in a one make series known as the spec cup, with us regularly making the top level of drivers in any given championship.” For more information on the team and virtual racing, please follow their twitter channels: @LMP_Dragon @LMPMS @TheReal_TORA Hype wishes the team all the best in their upcoming virtual racing championships, and are sure they will virtually win every race!  

Florian Merckx’s on fire!

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Ferrari Challenge heats up in Japan: Fantastic Florian is fruitful at the Fuji speedway.

Florian Merckx is one step closer to winning this years Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific championship! This week the Belgian driver once again stole the show with two stunning performances coming from behind to win both races at the Fuji speedway, Japan. Florian stated the following after winning the first race in spectacular fashion: “I started from P2 and after some laps I saw an opportunity to pass, went for it, and kept the position to the end ! I can't tell you how it feels to win the race in front of the whole WEC paddock ! Just unbelievable ! Thank you everybody, your support means really a lot to me, and I am so grateful for what life is putting on my path.” This quote perfectly demonstrates Florian’s passion, hunger and humility. These are all personality traits that indicate why he’s a winner and why we are so proud to sponsor him. After winning the second race he went on to say: “It has been fantastic to race in the APAC series this year and was great to collect four wins in a row." With just one race to go, the excitement and energy is building. We wish Florian all the best with the final circuit at Daytona beach, USA. We know that with his attitude, commitment and a few cans of Hype Energy to keep him focused and energized, he can claim the 2016 Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific championship.  

Hype Energy to become the main sponsor of new eSports talent

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The Hype team are delighted to announce the formation of a new link with Epsilon eSports.

If there is something Epsilon are well known for in the eSports world; it’s for having an amazing eye for upcoming young talent. While developing their recruitment process, Epsilon eSports have had some of the best players in the world, increasing their visibility and notoriety in the eSports scene. Less than a year ago, they signed a mildly known Swedish Counter Strike Global Offensive team whose global ranking was at over 200. Only a few months after signing up with Epsilon eSports, they made it into the top 20 in the world by winning almost every single game they played in this year! Now, Epsilon eSports and Hype Energy have joined forces to form an Academy, starting with the CSGO team, which will play under the name EPSILON HYPE. The team has potential to go far and beyond, with the important influencers within Epsilon and more specifically their CSGO heritage. The new Epsilon Hype Counter Strike roster will be composed of:
Hampus 'hampus' Poser (Capt) Alfred 'RuStY' Karlsson Kalle "perzon" Persson Linus 'limp' Brannlund Patrik 'powerputte' Perjons Felix "FELLPA" Hedlund (Coach)
Coach FELLPA had this to say about the new set up: "We got really excited when Chrille approached us about Epsilon, since we know that they have a great reputation and are a well known organisation. It will be a great place for us to take it to the next level especially with the support of Hype Energy. Their drinks will keep us focused during practice! We all are happy to be a part of Epsilon and would like to thank Hype, Epsilon and Chrille for giving us this opportunity." Manu Álvarez, Social Media Manager at Hype Energy Drinks stated: "This is a new step for Hype and Epsilon in their eSports adventure. Sponsoring young gaming talent can have an equal, or greater impact than sponsoring bigger teams, because you can see the potential of the players, their development and how they improve every single day, essentially following them from the start until they reach set goals. We can clearly see big benefits for all parties involved." We must thank Epsilon eSports, not only for their support in backing our recent presence in the international gaming scene, but also in their continued support across all of our activities! All of the Hype Energy team are looking forward to working with this young talented team and helping them along their way to the top. Stay tuned for more #EpsiHype at @Epsilon_eSports @HypeEnergy
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